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Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford F-150

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

285 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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129051999-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AXLE WIND UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HI OR LOW RANGE MODE. *TT
64771999-09-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR SPRING RATTLE. *TT
63151999-09-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) INDICATOR LAMP WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) DETECTED. *TT
99461999-09-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT THE RADIATOR. *TT
9913131999-08-26. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SUBJECT REGARDING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATION, INCREASED BREAK PEDAL EFFORT AND / OR FALSE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CYCLING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TT
991391999-08-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TT
991311999-08-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
991071999-08-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM. CONDITIONS ON REAR DRUM GRABBING DURING FIRST FEW BRAKE APPLICATIONS WHILE BRAKES ARE COLD. *TT
991291999-08-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINE / BUZZ TYPE NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO ON VEHICLES WITH AN IN-TANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *TT
991281999-08-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WHISTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING WITH A/C IN THE OFF POSITION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 64 KM/H (40 MPH). *TT
99961999-08-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCING A DELAYED OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, PRIMARILY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD ON VEHICLES WITH FORD QALITY REMANUFACTURED (FQR) 4R70W TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE UNITS WITH JULIAN BUILD BETWEEN 062-97 AND 040-99. *TT
998161999-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT
9760111999-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING VEHICLES WITH EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
9760071999-07-26. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE (CHT) AND FAIL SAFE COOLING. *TT
981301999-07-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR ORANGE SERVICE TAGGED TRANSMISSIONS. *TT
981231999-07-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLASHING TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) 62, 628, AND / OR 1728 MAY BE STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
981131999-07-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO RED RUST STAINS ON THE EDGES OF THE BUMPER CENTER VENT AND FOG LAMP OPENINGS. *TT
98181999-07-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
126011999-06-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXPERIENCING WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
125911999-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.4L ENGINE, 4R100 TRANSMISSION AN AUXILIARY TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER MAY EXHIBIT A COASTDOWN MOANING NOISE. *TT
59551999-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NOISE INVESTIGATION. *TT
99461999-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT RADIATOR. *TT
994111999-05-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. VEHICLES EXPERIENCING INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT AND / OR FALSE ABS CYCLING AT LOW SPEEDS, OR ABS LAMP ILLUMINATION. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.